At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a driving unit which has a through-hole that guides a flexible printed board. A position of the flexible printed board with respect to the driving unit changes in an optic-axial direction in accordance with rotation of the driving unit, reducing the occurrence of image ghost caused by the flexible printed board.
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1. An imaging device comprising: a body unit equipped with a control circuit board; a shifting member equipped with an electric component, wherein the shifting member is configured to shift in an optic-axial direction relative to the body unit; a flexible printed board configured to connect the electric component to the control circuit board; a rotary unit that rotates to drive the shifting member; and a shifting cam barrel provided inside the rotary unit and configured to shift in the optic-axial direction relative to the body unit, wherein the rotary unit has a through-hole for guiding the flexible printed board and an engaging portion that engages with a driving pin of the shifting cam barrel, and the through-hole for guiding the flexible printed board has a round configuration at a portion where the through-hole and the engaging portion intersect with each other.
2. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the through-hole is formed in such a manner that a position of the flexible printed board with respect to the rotary unit changes in the optic-axial direction in accordance with rotation of the rotary unit.
3. The image device according to claim 1 , wherein the electric component is an electromagnetic drive section.
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December 30, 2005
November 18, 2008
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